Sticky chain model for shear response of red blood cells.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.05.028.
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Abstract
A sticky chain model has been proposed to describe the unfolding of spectrin network under applied mechanical loads. With the model, the response of a red blood cell (RBC) under static and cyclic shear loading has been predicted, which agrees qualitatively with relevant experimental results.
Medical subject headings
- Erythrocytes
- Models, Biological